Ejecting-penholder.



A. w, ALLBERY. EJEGTING PENHOLDER.

APPLIGATIOH FILED JUNE 3, 190B.

91 3,933 Patented Mar. 2, 1909.

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ARTHUR W. ALLBERY, OF WATERFORD, OHIO.

EJ'ECTING-PENHOLDER.

eluding means for ejecting a pen, and has for an object to provide adevice of this character which maybe conveniently applied to pens ofordinary construction, and which will readily serve to eifectivelydischarge a used nib.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of the abovedescribed character which will be simple in construction, composed ofbut few parts, and which may be manufactured at a relatively low figure.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription and it will be understood that changes in the spe cificstructure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claimswithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the penholder, Fig. 2 is a detailvertical sectional view, Fig. 3 is a top plan view.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, there is shown apenholder 10 comprising a handle 11 having a reduced stem 12 at one end,as shown. The stem 12 receives an elongated sleeve 13 secured to thestem by means of a rivet or similar fastening device 14. Upon the upperside, the

sleeve is provided with a longitudinally disposed slot 15, and upon itsunder side directly beneath the slot 15 there is a longi- 'tudinallyextending slot 16. At each side of the slot 15, portions of the sleeveare struck inwardly to form tongues 17 which are curved transversely andwhich lie in spaced relation to the adjacent portions of the sleeve, asshown in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 3, 1908.

Patented March 2, 1909.

Serial No. 436,446.

It will be noted that the outer ends of the tongues 17 are spacedinwardly of the ends of the slots 15 and 16, the result of which will besubse uently apparent.

An outer s eeve 18 is slidably mounted upon the sleeve 13, and carries apin 19 extending diametrically therethrough and disposed slidably in theslots 15 and 16 respectively. The sleeve 18 is arranged to lie normallyat the inner end of the slots 15 and 16 and its inward movement islimited by the engagement of the pin 19 with the outer end of the stem12 of the handle. Assuming the sleeve .18 to be at the inward limit ofits movement, it is obvious that a pen may be inserted within the sleeve13 and over the tongues 17 whereby it will be securely held in operativeposition. When it is desired to eject the pen, the sleeve 18 is movedoutwardly and the pin 19 engages the inner end of pen, and moving thepen forwardly until it is free from engagement by the tongues 17; allclamping effect being thus removed, the pen is free to fall from theholder.

What is claimed is:

In a penholder of the class described, the combination with a tubularportion having registering longitudinal slots formed therein stoppingshort of the forward part of the sleeve, and having opposed tonguesstamped inwardly therefrom, the forward edges of said tongues beingspaced inwardly of the ends of the slots, for clamping engagement with apen disposed slidably within the sleeve, of a second sliding sleeveengaged over the first, and a pin member carried thereby and extendingdiametrically through the first named sleeve and engaged slidably in theslots to retain the second sleeve against displacement and to eject apen from the first sleeve upon outward movement of the second sleeve.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.I

ARTHUR W. ALLBERY.

Witnesses:

B. S. DILLEHAY, A. W. HUMPHREY.

